I could see from where we stood that it contained an old wrought-iron single bed, and there can't have been too much room for anything else.Further to...the right was a set of internal windows, and I pulled Neil towards them and peered through. The windows overlooked the halls downstairs, and while the glass was clear, they were old and murky enough to prevent the few people downstairs from clearly seeing up, I was sure.I turned to Neil and he put his hands on my hips, not saying a word. I put my. "Us?" he said to the man. "How many of 'us' are there and why are we here?" James' question went unanswered as Nevin returned, unfastened the other man's chain from the wall and led him wordlessly from the room.It was an hour before anyone returned. This time Nevin brought food; two bowls of a simple rice in a dish with wooden scoop shaped spoons. Moments later the other man was brought back and shackled to the wall once more. James watched with concern as he slid to the floor beside his bowl.. "Mr Jeffers, you were called," the teacher pointed out."Yeah, but I'm not going anywhere," he responded. "Not doing the Program."Soon the student who delivered the attendance report returned to the classroom."Guess what? Nobody showed up at the office—no one! Isn't that sweet?" he reported.Several minutes later, Leeds used the PA again to call for the week's chosen participants to go to the office and repeated some of the consequences of not complying. Meanwhile, a few kids had been checking. You’re just really going overboard on this ‘take care of Mom’ business, aren’t you!”“You work hard, Mom!” Craig said. “You deserve to be taken care of!”“Well, I do...” Debra said, letting herself be positioned on the couch by her son. “But you work hard with your computer thing when you can get the work. Really, it’s Shelby that needs to start pulling her weight around here.”“Oh, Shelby, um, helps in her own way,” Craig said, nervously.“Where is your sister, by the way?” Debra asked. “She.
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